Improvement in stalk and cane-puller



Cllniitiad @iatet ZAGHARIAH B. sIMs,

OF BONfHAM, TEXAS.4

Leners Paem'No. 94,354, man August 31,1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN STALK AND CANE-FULLER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it' known that I, ZACHanLin B. Sms, of Bonlham, in the county ofFannin, and State of Texas,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stalk and Cane-Fullers;and I do hereby declare the followingf` to be a clem' and exactdescription ot` the nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilledin the arttowhieh my invention apperta-ins, to fully understand and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,"ma.king partof this specification,

in which- Figure 1 is a. perspective v iew of' the device illustratingIny invention.

Figure 2 is etransverse section in the line s iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures. f

My invention is a simple device for pulling stalk and cane; ,andconsists 'of two pointed teeth or prongs peculiarly constructed, andsecured to a suitable han-- .inetal, united to a shank or tang, fromwhich they open outward, in somewhat V-shape, to a point, a, where theyextend to their ends parallel to each other, but gently curved upward.These ends are pointed, so as to readily pierce the ground.

To the handle B or shank, I'secnre a fulcruln, C. This fulcrum consistsof a suitable block or piece of wood or metal, and is mede of two ormore parts, b,

which :tre fitted vertically ou each other and connected together b vbolts or equivalents, whereby the fulcrnin may be lengthened orshortened.

A series oi' openings, c, is made in the handle, in order to 'change theposition of the fulcrum, and thereby increase or decrease the leverage.

In the present case, the inode of securing the fnlcrnnl to the handle orshank of the prongs, is by means of a screw-bolt (or bo1ts,) whichpasses through the two parts, and an opening is made in the fulcruln toallow access to e nut (or nuts,) which scrcwson to the bolt, as seen iutig. 2.

'.lheinner face of the V-shaped portion ot the prongs is bevelled, asseen at (l (,whereby a firm hold is had on the stalks and cane.

In operating the device, the prongs are forced Into the ground so thatthe narrow part will come in contact with the stalk or cane.

The handle is then brought down, whereby the-stalk or cane will beraised out ofthe ground, a strong hold being hud, owing to the sharp orbevelled edges of the prongs. y

, The fulcruxn may be readily adjusted for persons ol' large and smallstature, and of varying strength.

.Having thus described my invention,

What l elaini as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'.Ifhe combination, with the handle A and prongs B, ofthe fulcrum (l,made adjustable, vertically and longitudinally, in the manner and forthe purpose set forth.

ZACHARIAH B. SIMS.

'itnesses: J 01m A. Wiilnnnsnnm, PHIL. F. Lassen.

